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Originally Posted by notic the squeeky suspension might not be from the suspension. i have a similar problem on my t-reg and so does my gf with her slk. when we went to the dealership, the technician at mb said that the squeek might be coming from the parking brake. and sure enough, when the parking brake wasn't pulled the squeek would go away. but i konw how you feel, luxury cars (especially german luxury cars) shouldn't make sounds that wouldn't even be common place in todays korean cars.
my suggestion is to get a new car. one that leaks water through the door can be a bit annoying (something i experienced while driving an old chevy monte carlo). |
Thanks, I'll go check on the parking brakes.
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I would probably say to get a new car, too. It must kind of feel bad, having only just got it, and you might want to persist with it, though. If it was me, I might be tempted to try and stick with it, not wanting to 'throw money' at the problem and get another one..
But I can't quite see how the problems would either be rectified so easily, or whether new problems wouldn't surface. I mean, water leaking through the seals isn't good enough. You can try getting the parking brake off (on level ground!) and getting in and out.. or turn the music off and drive over some speed humps or something. You could also figure out what mileage you get, and compare to official figures (noting that their 'combined' consumption is often skewed somewhat towards a large component of country driving, at least in Australia.
However, the dealer's service doesn't sound inspiring, and it's not going to improve, either.
Sorry to hear that it's not turning out for the best, James.
A Golf GTI or Civic seem like decent choices. Or even a normal Golf.
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Thanks for your suggestions.
The dealer was good before, but ever since BMW took away the throne from MB as top luxury maker in S'pore (in terms of sales), they have been complacent. Also they currently don't have the facilities to cater for the ballooning BMW population of cars, not until BMW's answer to this is built:
The new BMW building will come next year or late this year. It is a massive project.
Yeah, I checked our FC with the urban FC stated in the booklet. It's within normal limits. But it's still too high, we're getting about 13-14L/100km. Maybe we're too used to frugality.
Any other cars besides the GTI or Civic you guys can recommend? Something that is at least equal to or better than the E46, or rather, something that wouldn't be a downgrade.